3.1 Introduction to Adverbs

🔍 Observe!

Observe the sentences below. The highlighted words are adverbs.

Subject
Adverb
Verb
Object

ngo5

dou1
鍾意
zung1 ji3
行山
haang4 saan1
I like hiking too.

ngo5

hou2
鍾意
zung1 ji3
行山
haang4 saan1
I like hiking very much.

ngo5
平時
ping4 si4
鍾意
zung1 ji3
行山
haang4 saan1
I usually like hiking.

Where does the adverb appear in each sentence?

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We can use adverbs to modify verbs. We generally put the adverb before the verb we want to modify.

Subject
Adverb
Verb
Object

ngo5

dou1
鍾意
zung1 ji3
行山
haang4 saan1
I like hiking too.

ngo5

hou2
鍾意
zung1 ji3
行山
haang4 saan1
I like hiking very much.

ngo5
平時
ping4 si4
鍾意
zung1 ji3
行山
haang4 saan1
I usually like hiking.